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Was the first man in space Russian or American?
He was a Russian called Yuri Gagarin from the USSR.
What was the first name of the first man in space?
The Russian, Yuri Gagarin, was the first man in space.
Who was the first American cosmonaut to ride to space?
Alan Shepard was the first American astronaut to travel to space in 1961 aboard the Freedom 7 spacecraft. He was part of the Mercury program and completed a suborbital flight. The term "cosmonaut" specifically refers to Russian or Soviet astronauts.
What was the name of the first Russian spacecraft?
The name of the first Russian spacecraft was Sputnik 1, launched on October 4, 1957.
Who was the first afican American to travel in space?
who was the first African American to travel in space
Was the first man in space Russian or American?
He was a Russian called Yuri Gagarin from the USSR.
What year did American and Russian astronauts first shake hands in space as friends?
It was in a combined Apollo and soyuz space mission.
Who was the person to go to outerspace in 1959?
The first human to go into space was Yuri Gagarin (Russian) in April 1961. The next person in space was Alan Shepard (American) May 5, 1961. The first person to walk in space was Alexi Leonov (Russian), 1st American Ed White.
Who was the first man to into space?
A Russian named Yuri Gagarin became both the first human to travel into space, and the first to orbit the earth. Alan Shepard was the first American in space and the second person to travel into space.
How long was the first Russian trip into space?
The first Russian trip into space took about 4 days.
What was the first man put in space by the Russian people?
Yuri Gagarin was the first man (and first Russian) to be put in space.
Who is Norman thargard?
Norman Thagard is a former American astronaut who became the first American to ride to space on board a Russian spacecraft. He was a veteran of five spaceflights, including one on the Russian Mir space station. Thagard also holds the record for the longest spaceflight by an American on a space station.
What was the first name of the first man in space?
The Russian, Yuri Gagarin, was the first man in space.
What are the nicknames of the Cold War?
the Russian American space race.
Name of first astronualt in space?
The first astronaut in space was Russian Yuri Gagarin in April 12, 1961 aboard the Vostok 1 that orbited the Earth. The first American in space, as well as the second person in space, was Alan Shepard on May 5, 1961.
First astronaut in space?
The first astronaut in space was the Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin in April of 1961. His flight lasted for 108 minutes in which he orbited Earth once. The first American in space was Alan Shepard in May of 1961.
Who is The first lady to travel in space?
The Russian Valentina Tereshkova was the first women in space.
